Evolution is a very slow process, due largely to the fact that nature doesn't "know" in advance which features of an animal will be beneficial. A new AI-based algorithm does know, however, allowing it ...

The uptake of robotics technology is increasing at a startling rate. Most of these robots will perform repetitive tasks that require little or no intelligence, but a huge range of useful jobs need ...

So, here's how you go about evolving robots. First, buy a fancy computer and set up a virtual world that mimics the real world with the laws of physics - gravity and such -- programmed into it. You ...